After reading the discussion on flashlights, I thought this might be of interest.
After learning the hard way, I would like to share this with the list: Not all rechargeable battery chargers are equal. Some will destroy your expensive batteries in a short time. If you have one that charges real fast, watch out. Feel the battery. If it is very warm or, forbid, hot you have a battery destroyer. These NiMH batteries dry out and become useless quickly when charges too fast. Any charger that will fully charge a AAA 15000 - 20000 mAh battery in less 18-24 hours is highly suspect. Some have temperature regulation and reduce the charging current accordingly. Others regulate the charge rate by voltage, these are more expensive, but will save you money in the long run. Philip -- S/V ORYOKI Currently lying in Beaufort NC "There's no point in making a plan if you're going to pretend to follow it!" _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
